Books

Books that Our Members have vetted for you...(These selections had an impact on a members path to being a better man.)

Iron John - Robert Bly Bly opened the Men's Movement with his allegorical tale of Iron John and how we as men carry his tale.

The Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart: A Poetry Anthology - edited by Robert Bly, James Hillman, and Michael Meade Perhaps the most quoted book of poetry at Men's Gatherings. There are poems in this anthology for every reader. It is a book you will come back to again and again.

The Hero with a Thousand Faces - Joseph Campbell

Men to Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity - Gary Cross

The Artificial White Man - Stanley Crouch

Crossing the Borders - Tom Daly

Stories of Men, Meaning and Prayer- Jeffrey Duvall This book gave me a new definition of prayer that changed my spiritual life: "Prayer is anything that connects us to meaning, that helps us believe in ourselves and our purposes, that sustains a faith in life and nature, that connects us to our blood linage, our children, our elders, partners and communities; anything that serves in this way is prayer, is sacred, beloved and full of grace."A Book of Men: Visions of the Male Experience - Edited by Ross Firestone

What it's Like to go to War - Karl Marlantes

If you are a veteran or know a veteran this book will help you look at the issues of going to war and coming home. A powerful

Ten Stories about what Men are Doing Well - Nick Theophilou

From Amazon: "Nick Theophilou is a ground breaking social commentator and networker on what men are doing well, from Melbourne, Australia, who has seen that in recent years men have made great strides and become better fathers, husbands, and communicators. They are prepared to take risks, ask for help, are determined to live longer."

The Decline of Men: How the American Male is Tuning Out, Giving Up, and Flipping Off His Future - Guy Garcia

The Last American Man - Elizabeth Gilbert

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love - Bell Hooks

A Circle of Men: The Original Manual for Men'sSupport Groups- Bill Kauth

Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man - Sam Keen

Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men - Michael Kimmel

The Flying Boy - John Lee

A Little Book on the Human Shadow - Robert Bly Bly shares the Jungian concept of the human shadow as a long bag of unresolved issues that we carry into our adult lives and effect our well being and our relationships.

King, Warrior, Magician, Love: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine - Robert Moore and Douglas GilletteThe archetypes of this book are quoted discussed and dissected by men's groups across the country.